Portuguese Gold Coast

The Portuguese Gold Coast was a Portuguese colony on the West African Gold Coast (present day Ghana) on the Gulf of Guinea.

History

The Portuguese established the following settlements on the Gold Coast from January 21, 1482:

Fort São Jorge da Mina de Ouro, modern Elmina: January 21 1482 – August 28–9 1637; this became the capital
Fort de Santo António de Axim, modern Axim: 1486 – February 1642
Fort São Francisco Xavier, modern Osu: 1640–1642
Fort São Sebastião, modern Shama: 1526–1637.

On August 29 1637 the Dutch occupied São Jorge da Mina. On January 9 1642 the whole colony was ceded to the Dutch, who made it part of their Dutch Gold Coast colony.

Captains-major

The Portuguese governors, going by this modest, military style, were:

21 January 1482 – 1484 - Diogo de Azambuja
c.1486 - Álvaro Vaz Pestano
c.1487 - João Fogaça
c.1493 - Lopo Soares de Albergaria
c.1502 – c.1504 - Nuno Vaz de Castelo Branco
c.1504 – 1504 - António de Miranda de Azevedo
1504–1505 - Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
1505 – 15… - Martinho da Silva
15… – c.1508 - …
c.1508 – 1509 - Bobadilha
1509 – c.1510 - Manuel de Góis
c.1510 – 1513 - Afonso Caldeira
1513 – c.1517 - …
c.1517 – 1519 - Fernão Lopes Correia
1519–1522 - Duarte Pacheco Pereira
1522–1524 - Afonso de Albuquerque
1524–1525 - João de Barros
1525–1529 - …
1529 – 15… - Estêvão da Gama
1536–1539 - Manuel de Albuquerque
1539–1541 - António de Miranda
1541–154… - Lopo de Sousa Coutinho (1st time)
154… – 1545 - …
1545–154… - Diogo Soares de Albergaria (1st time)
1548–1550 - Lopo de Sousa Coutinho (2nd time)
1550–1552 - Diogo Soares de Albergaria (2nd time)
1552 – c.1555 - Rui de Melo
c.1555 – c.1557 - …
c.1557 – 15… - Afonso Gonçalves Botofago
15… – 1562 - Rui Gomes de Azevedo
1562 – 15… - Manuel de Mesquita Perestrelo
15… – 1564 - …
1564 – 15… - Martím Afonso
15… – 1570 - …
1570 – 157… - António da Sá
157… – c.1574 - …
c.1574 – c.15… - Mendio da Mota
15… – c.1579 - …
c.1579 – 15… - Vasco Fernandes Pimentel
15… – 1584 - João Rodrigues Peçanha
1584 – 15… - Bernardino Ribeiro Pacheco
15… – 1586 - …
1586 – c.1595 - João Róis Coutinho
c.1595 – c.1596 - Duarte Lôbo da Gama
c.1596 – 1608 - Cristóvão da Gama
1608–1613 - Duarte de Lima
1613 – c.1615 - Pedro da Silva
c.1615 – 1616 - …
1616–1624 - Manuel da Cunha e Teive
1624 – c.1625 - Francisco de Souto-Maior
c.1625 – 162… - …
162… – 162… - Luís Tomé de Castro
162… – 1629 - João da Serra de Morais
1629 – c.1632 - …
c.1632 – 1634 - Pedro de Mascarenhas
1634 – 9 January 1642 - António da Rocha Magalhães

Source

WorldStatesmen- Ghana

European colonies on the Gold Coast (now Ghana)

British · Brandenburg/Prussian · Danish · Dutch · Portuguese · Swedish

Portuguese Overseas Empire

North Africa

15th century
1415–1640 Ceuta
1458–1550 Alcácer Ceguer (El Qsar es Seghir)
1471–1550 Arzila (Asilah)
1471–1662 Tangier
1485–1550 Mazagan (El Jadida)
1487– middle 16th century Ouadane
1488–1541 Safim (Safi)
1489 Graciosa

16th century
1505–1769 Santa Cruz do Cabo
de Gué (Agadir)
1506–1525 Mogador (Essaouira)
1506–1525 Aguz (Souira Guedima)
1506–1769 Mazagan (El Jadida)
1513–1541 Azamor (Azemmour)
1515 São João da Mamora (Mehdya)
1577–1589 Arzila (Asilah)

Sub-Saharan Africa

15th century 1455–1633 Anguim 1470–1975 São Tomé¹ 1474–1778 Annobón 1478–1778 Fernando Poo (Bioko) 1482–1637 Elmina (São Jorge da Mina) 1482–1642 Portuguese Gold Coast 1496–1550 Madagascar 1498–1540 Mascarene Islands	16th century 1500–1630 Malindi 1500–1975 Príncipe¹ 1501–1975 Portuguese E. Africa (Mozambique) 1502–1659 Saint Helena 1503–1698 Zanzibar 1505–1512 Quíloa (Kilwa) 1506–1511 Socotra 1557–1578 Accra 1575–1975 Portuguese W. Africa (Angola) 1588–1974 Cacheu² 1593–1698 Mombassa (Mombasa)	17th century 1642–1975 Cape Verde 1645–1888 Ziguinchor 1680–1961 São João Baptista de Ajudá 1687–1974 Bissau² 18th century 1728–1729 Mombassa (Mombasa) 1753–1975 São Tomé and Príncipe 19th century 1879–1974 Portuguese Guinea 1885–1975 Portuguese Congo
	¹ Part of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1753. ² Part of Portuguese Guinea from 1879.

Southwest Asia

16th century
1506–1615 Gamru (Bandar-Abbas)
1507–1643 Sohar
1515–1622 Hormuz (Ormus)
1515–1648 Quriyat
1515–? Qalhat
1515–1650 Muscat
1515?–? Barka
1515–1633? Julfar (Ras al-Khaimah)
1521–1602 Bahrain (Muharraq and Manama)
1521–1529? Qatif
1521?–1551? Tarut Island
1550–1551 Qatif
1588–1648 Matrah

17th century
1620–? Khor Fakkan
1621?–? As Sib
1621–1622 Qeshm
1623–? Khasab
1623–? Libedia
1624–? Kalba
1624–? Madha
1624–1648 Dibba Al-Hisn
1624?–? Bandar-e Kong

Indian subcontinent

15th century
1498–1545 Laccadive Islands
(Lakshadweep)

16th century
Portuguese India
· 1500–1663 Cochim (Kochi)
· 1502–1661 Quilon (Coulão/Kollam)
· 1502–1663 Cannanore (Kannur)
· 1507–1657 Negapatam (Nagapatnam)
· 1510–1962 Goa
· 1512–1525 Calicut (Kozhikode)
· 1518–1619 Portuguese Paliacate trading outpost (Pulicat)
· 1521–1740 Chaul
· 1523–1662 Mylapore
· 1528–1666 Chittagong
· 1531–1571 Chaul
· 1534–1601 Salsette Island
· 1534–1661 Bombay (Mumbai)
· 1535–1739 Baçaím (Vasai-Virar)
· 1536–1662 Cranganore (Kodungallur)
· 1540–1612 Surat
· 1548–1658 Tuticorin (Thoothukudi)

16th century (continued)
Portuguese India (continued)
· 1559–1962 Daman and Diu
· 1568–1659 Mangalore
· 1579–1632 Hugli
· 1598–1610 Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam)
1518–1521 Maldives
1518–1658 Portuguese Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
1558–1573 Maldives

17th century
Portuguese India
· 1687–1749 Mylapore

18th century
Portuguese India
· 1779–1954 Dadra and Nagar Haveli

East Asia and Oceania

	16th century 1511–1641 Portuguese Malacca 1512–1621 Maluku · 1522–1575 Ternate · 1576–1605 Ambon · 1578–1650 Tidore 1512–1665 Makassar 1553–1999 Macau 1571–1639 Decima (Dejima, Nagasaki)	17th century 1642–1975 Portuguese Timor (East Timor)¹ 19th century Macau · 1864–1999 Coloane · 1849–1999 Portas do Cerco · 1851–1999 Taipa · 1890–1999 Ilha Verde 20th century Macau · 1938–1941 Lapa and Montanha (Hengqin)
¹	1975 is the year of East Timor's Declaration of Independence and subsequent invasion by Indonesia. In 2002, East Timor's independence was recognized by Portugal & the world.

North America and the North Atlantic Ocean

15th century
1420 Madeira
1432 Azores

16th century
1500–1579? Terra Nova (Newfoundland)
1500–1579? Labrador
1516–1579? Nova Scotia

Central and South America

16th century
1500–1822 Brazil
1536–1620 Barbados

17th century
1680–1777 Nova Colónia do Sacramento
19th century
1808–1822 Cisplatina (Uruguay)
1809–1817 Portuguese Guiana
1822 Upper Peru (Bolivia)

Portuguese colonization of the Americas

Theory of Portuguese discovery of Australia